Chandrapur District Religion Population 2011
Chandrapur, Maharashtra has 22,04,307 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 17,80,085 people (80.75%).
Chandrapur district in Maharashtra recorded a total population of 22,04,307 in Census 2011 across 15 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 17,80,085 residents, accounting for 80.75% of the district population. The second largest group is Buddhist with 2,86,734 people (13.01%), establishing a majority gap of 67.74 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 4,24,222 individuals (19.25% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Chandrapur District
The religion census data for Chandrapur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 17,80,085 population (80.75% of district total).
- Buddhist: 2,86,734 population (13.01% of district total).
- Muslim: 92,297 population (4.19% of district total).
- Other: 23,188 population (1.05% of district total).
- Christian: 10,701 population (0.49% of district total).
- Sikh: 5,251 population (0.24% of district total).
- Jain: 3,861 population (0.18% of district total).
- NotStated: 2,190 population (0.10% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Chandrapur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 17,80,085 | 80.75% |
| Buddhist | 2,86,734 | 13.01% |
| Muslim | 92,297 | 4.19% |
| Other | 23,188 | 1.05% |
| Christian | 10,701 | 0.49% |
| Sikh | 5,251 | 0.24% |
| Jain | 3,861 | 0.18% |
| NotStated | 2,190 | 0.10% |
Subdistricts in Chandrapur
- Warora
- Chimur
- Nagbhir
- Brahmapuri
- Sawali
- Sindewahi
- Bhadravati
- Chandrapur
- Mul
- Pombhurna
- Ballarpur
- Korpana
- Jiwati
- Rajura
- Gondpipri
Key Facts
- Hindu: 17,80,085 (80.75%)
- Buddhist: 2,86,734 (13.01%)
- Muslim: 92,297 (4.19%)
- Other: 23,188 (1.05%)
- Christian: 10,701 (0.49%)
- Sikh: 5,251 (0.24%)